Work Made for Hire

• a work that is specially ordered or commissioned, provided that the parties expressly agree in a writing signed by both parties that the work is considered a "work made for ...
• a contribution to a collective work
• a part of a motion picture or other audiovisual work
• a translation
• a compilation
• a test or answer material for a test
• an atlas

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The nine categories of materials eligible to be considered works for hire, as outlined in the Copyright Act, include: works commissioned for use as:

• A contribution to a collective work
• A part of a motion picture or other audiovisual work or sound recording
• A translation
• A supplementary work
• A compilation
• An instructional text
• A test
• The answer material for a test
• An atlas

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